invoke somebody's authority

She would have to invoke her federal authority and quarantine Tennant's house.

The central government did not invoke its constitutional authority to review or revoke local laws that violated freedom of religion.

Of course the request had to be refused, and I invoked my medical authority firmly enough that the servants obeyed me.

Once at my room, Beldon invoked his authority as a doctor and requested everyone to leave, saying that I was in need of rest.

She had carefully chosen the moment to invoke her authority.

"So I've got to invoke my authority on the subject of base security and ask you not to leave this hangar while you're here."

Ms. Ames asked the judge to invoke his discretionary authority to make the sentence even shorter.

It is very likely that he studied much under his father, Halafta, whose authority he invokes in several instances.

When Caesar invokes his legal authority, Brutus is near tears.

The coercion is no different when so-called student "volunteers" invoke the state's authority to compose and deliver their own prayers.